Compressor



V. ARLUSKES,

COMPRESSOR.

APPLICATION mm MAY 25, EH8.

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COMPRESSOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28. I9l8.

Pdtented Apr. 20, 1920.

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APPLICATION HLED MAY 28, 1923,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.,

Application filed. Kay 28, 1918. Serial No. 287,085;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Vnnomca AaLUsKns, a citizen of Russia, residing at Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Compressors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in compressors to be used with automobiles and other like self'propelled vehicles, having as its s ecial object the provision of means where y the power of the motor may be materially augmented, due to the motion of the vehicle body.

A further ob'ect is to provide a vehicle dy portion is resiliently supported over a chamber containing springs and in-which air is compressed by the rebounding and oscillatory movement of the vehicle body These an by the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and shown in y the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which y Figure 1 is a partial side elevation and vertical sectional view, showing a conventional type of automobile and indicating the application of; the invention.

Fi r. 2 is a horizontal sectional'view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. a

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view, showing the power applyin means.

F ig.,4 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 4-4 of 1.

Fig. 5 is an e arged side elevational view, showing a slight modification in construction, and

Fig. 6 is a side view of the same.

In the drawings, t he numeral 10 indicates an auto truck, provided with a conventional type of engine or motor 11 at the front, the same being supported by springs 12, carried upon the axle between front wheels 14, and guided by the steering wheel 13 as is common. 1

The rear-or driving wheels 15 are directly connected by suitable transmission mechanism with the motor so as to cause the vehi- A brake lever 16 and reverse ver 17 are cle to operate when the motor iyzngaged.

provided. the vehicle being in a1 respects of ordinary construction. secured to the truck 10 at the rear over the driving wheels 15 is other like objects are attained an air tight flooring 20 having rigid vert' cal end walls 21 and side walls 22, forming in effect a low, rigid rectangular casing adapted to receive the body 23, in the opposite sides of which are formed recesses 24, receptive of the points of the screws 25, thereby maintaining the body engaged within the inclosing casing, and yet rmitting it to move vertically to a limits extent ber 30 formed between the floorings 20 and 29, and set in the lower'fio'oring 20 centrally of the chamber and near its sides are a pair of intake valves, 31, another similar valve 32 being arrange ll in therear, the valves being adapted t! adinit air as the body is raised or oscillated, and due to the suction of the body in the chamber, actin asa plunger, there is obtained a quantity 0 compressed air which passes out through an outlet valve 33 arranged near the front of the compartment in the flooring 20. Extending from the outlet valve is a pipe 34, turned upwardly at the. front end, and entered into a tank 35, secured adjacent to the front of the car and adapted to retain site side of the vanes thereby turning the engine in either dirr'tion. The pipes 39 and 40 are controlled by the three-way valve 38 in which isa directing segment 45 connected with a crank t6, operable by a glue is also simultaneously lever 47 ivotally connected to the extending arm 8, formed with the :everse lever 17, so that as the motor is reversed the enreversed, the exhaust from the rotar engine taking place into the atmosphere t rough the P1196 58. The several vanes 43 of the engine are fixed u on a shaft 46, mounted axially in the cylindrical casing 42 and sequred upon one of the extending ends of the shaft 46 is a s oclret 48 conveying rotary motion 11 a c ain 49 to another sprocket-50, mounted to rotate on the motor shaft 52, and having rigidly engaged upon its sides the ratchet wheel 53, the teeth of which are engaged by a pivoted pawl 54, normally pressed into engagement by a spring 55, the ratchet and spring being secured .to the side of a relatively heavy fly wheel 56 fixed upon the shaft 52. I In 0 eration, the parts having been as semhled as indicated, it will be obvious that in passing over even a relatively level surface, the car body 23, due to the jar transmitted to the vehicle, is caused to rebound, thus alternately raising and lowering and also oscillating the body to a certain extent, drawing in air through the valves 31 and 32 and dispensingJhe same through the valve 33 into the rotary engine to such an extent as to provide an auxiliary source of power for the motor, and it will be obvious that, due to the connection with the reverse lever, that the same will be operated in accordance with the direction of the motor,

.thereby materially augmenting its power without ex enditure o seful energy.

Ilaving t as descri ed my invention what I claim as new, and esire to secure bv Lettors Patent, is:-

1. In a su fll'ementary power device for self-propeller vehicles, the combination with a truck of a bod resiliently mounted on said truclr, an airtlghtchamber formed between the lower portion of said body and said truck, a plurality of s rings in said chamber upon which said bo y rests, valves admitting air to said chamber, an outlet valve leading from said chamberfa reser- VOll for the com ressed air, and connections between said out et valve and said reservoir.

2. In a su plementary power means for self-propelle vehicles, the combination with a truck, of a rectan ular casing risin from said truck, a car he y slidably en aged therein, a chamber formed between the ower portion of said car body and said truck, a plurality of compression springs in-said chamber bynvhich said body is supported, air inlet valves entering said chamber, a single outlet valve from said chamber, an air reservoir, and tubular connections between said outlet valve and said air reservoir.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature. T

VERONICA ARLUSKES. 

